Tag: business

July 9, 2024

In today’s global economy, inclusion and diversity are not just moral imperatives but critical drivers of business success. A commitment to inclusion and diversity in the workplace can enhance an organization’s performance, foster innovation and strengthen its market presence, underscoring […]

June 12, 2023

Ignore your employees and they’ll go away. Just ask Elon Musk whose heavy-handed leadership as he took the helm at Twitter resulted in a mass exodus of employees — and not just the ones he asked to leave. If you […]

June 9, 2023

According to a recent Deloitte survey, companies in the US and abroad are already shifting to a new approach in hiring. The quantitative and qualitative research focused on how various businesses around the world are approaching the transition to skills-based […]

May 4, 2023

Recruiting and hiring are both complex processes for businesses. Companies have to adhere to a wide range of legal and regulatory requirements, such as non-discrimination laws, labor laws, and immigration laws, but they face intense competition for talent. Finding and […]

January 30, 2023

Learning and development (L&D) teams are critical in helping organizations achieve their goals. The business suffers when employees don’t have the training and skills they need to do their jobs well. But L&D leaders sometimes struggle to show how their […]

January 3, 2023

Amid the competitive landscape, how you see and care for your customers may be what makes or breaks your success in business. And while training employees to become customer champions can be met with internal obstacles and the need to […]

December 29, 2022

Employee referral programs (ERP) are a type of hiring strategy in which HR professionals ask their current staff to recommend qualified candidates who might be a good fit for the company. It’s a way to increase the talent pool without […]

July 12, 2022

Gen Z has officially taken the place of Millennials as the largest generation. Generation Z includes people born after 1996 and currently encompasses 32% of the global population and 11% of the workforce. And these numbers are rapidly growing — […]

June 23, 2022

By June 30, 2022, federal supply and service contractors with 100 or more employees are required to have registered and certified their establishment and maintenance of their affirmative action programs (AAPs). Although unresolved questions remain, the agency is finally answering […]

May 13, 2022

Businesses need to be smart about who they hire and how they can be instrumental in achieving business goals in a constantly changing business environment. This entails giving careful consideration to the workforce’s skills, the employees currently on board, those […]

March 22, 2022

Is your company struggling to wade through a sea of job applications? Or do you have the opposite problem, where job postings seem dry as a desert? Recruitment can be frustrating, even in normal circumstances. It has gotten even worse […]

February 24, 2022

The last two years have been particularly hard for people around the world, and HR managers and employees are no exception. With many businesses switching to remote or hybrid work, talent recruitment and retention processes were seriously disrupted. While the […]

February 21, 2022

Alberto “Beto” Casellas has risen to a top position at a major consumer financial services company, achieving the kind of success he aims to help others realize even if they have barriers to overcome. Casellas is CEO and executive vice […]

September 13, 2021

Once fodder for TV and movie comedy, non-Western names are increasingly common in American culture and work life. Moreover, as American companies increasingly have subsidiaries in or otherwise do business with foreign countries, exposure to such names is only increasing. […]

June 30, 2021

The “pandemic age” has accelerated the “automation age,” and the way we work is fundamentally changing. These two forces have collided to form the perfect storm of workplace disruption. As in any storm, you need to prepare. Go to the […]

June 15, 2021

Negative perceptions happen, inside and outside a business, and when strong enough, can take the form of a wave of anger, resentment and backlash for a company, leader or both. Painful perception-related consequences are always a risk, so what can […]

May 26, 2021

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are around 23.5 million employed women with children under the age of 18, and nearly two-thirds of those moms work full time and year-round. Moms have always been synonymous with superheroes, especially when […]

May 3, 2021

For millions of Americans, the past year’s upheaval has been immense, and the skyrocketing unemployment numbers at the pandemic’s peak highlighted just how many people were struggling to stay afloat. As things slowly return to normal and HR professionals look […]

April 8, 2021

As the country reaches the 1-year mark since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is remarkable how much has changed within the past year. Nearly all facets of life have been altered by the coronavirus crisis, including how business […]

April 6, 2021

I’ve been fortunate enough to manage talent in both large businesses and smaller scale-ups, and during this time, I’ve been able to hone the hiring process and pick up on common patterns. One of the most common mistakes I see […]